Brake Lines - hard lines

[Mrsjynx]

Been looking for a couple days for links to vendors who have hard lines available. Have a 91 that has rusted lines. Who is the go to for these or is there anyone at all?
Hoping there is a US distributor but out of the country is fine if we can get them in a reasonable amount of time.

 

[Irish Reiver]

Any reason not have some made up? A good shop should knock these out pretty quick. Its a fairly simple job to do yourself with the right tools which aren't horribly expensive. I think the threads are M10 1.0 but i am not sure about the flare end type.

 

[NLXTACY]

Zero. Take to any hydraulic hose/fitting shop. Think plows, farms, semi’s. Every time I’ve needed a hardline they just replicate it for me. Sometimes they have the correct fitting and sometimes they will reuse my old one.

 

[JunkCrzr89]

Napa has everything you need to do it yourself. For about $150 total you can buy their double flaring kit, a roll of NiCopp lines, and some M10x1.0 flare nuts and replace every single hard line on the truck. If one is rusty, the others aren’t too far behind…

 

[CalnSam]

spectre offroad had some for me

 

[RedComet]

I managed to get most of mine from Spector Offroad a few years ago. I even found the really long one that mounts along the framerail along the driver side. Looked like it was pulled from a southern (or desert) vehicle. No rust to speak of. Super happy.

I have been curious about the durability of those Copper alloy lines I keep seeing/hearing about. What's the consensus on those nowadays? I hear they're super easy to work with. How do they hold up to salt/east coast damage?

 

[Grandlooser]

I managed to get most of mine from Spector Offroad a few years ago. I even found the really long one that mounts along the framerail along the driver side. Looked like it was pulled from a southern (or desert) vehicle. No rust to speak of. Super happy.

I have been curious about the durability of those Copper alloy lines I keep seeing/hearing about. What's the consensus on those nowadays? I hear they're super easy to work with. How do they hold up to salt/east coast damage?

Its the way to go. If you have issues with rust, putting steel back on is pretty dumb honestly.

 

[RedComet]

Its the way to go. If you have issues with rust, putting steel back on is pretty dumb honestly.

I'll remember that for next time. My father was a little wary when I told him about the copper stuff so we opted for OEM.

 

[jcardona1]

I've replaced most of my hard line except for the section that runs along the frame to the rear of the truck. It's pretty easy to do with a few practice runs. I have both steel and copper-nickel lines. The copper is a much nicer to work with and easier to bend.

 

[JunkCrzr89]

Its the way to go. If you have issues with rust, putting steel back on is pretty dumb honestly.

x2.

 

[UsedLuxury]

spectre offroad had some for me

I've had limited interactions with this company but they saved my ass at a decent price.

 

[vsatking]

Do the lines your self. Tools are inexpensive on Amazon. It is a double flair fitting with 10x1 nut.
Ho NiCopper and you can hand form it. Should be done in less then a day.

Otherwise just Google 1991 hard brake lines. Many options come up.

I just finished replacing all the hard and soft lines (among all other brake components) on my 91. It was less challenging then I thought minus the rust!!

 

[vsatking]

@@jcardona1

You are an artist! Those brake lines look amazing!

 

[jcardona1]

@@jcardona1

You are an artist! Those brake lines look amazing!

Thanks! Took a few tries and ruined a lot of line but luckily the 25' rolls are cheap

 

[vsatking]

Thanks! Took a few tries and ruined a lot of line but luckily the 25' rolls are cheap

I am with you on that. I bought another role to fix a few areas I am not totally happy with.

Running line is easy. Running line that looks factory takes skill I don't yet have.

 

[Broski]

I used Partsouq.com for OEM brake lines

 

[vsatking]

I may go with factory lines after I get through most of the really big problems and start to get nitpicky.

I will have to say you have and impressive build.